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Dispositiv

I need to translate "Dispositiv" (French: dispositf) in a Swiss text in this sense (taken from Wikipedia): im internationalen Recht: Standpunktpapier einer Institution
I think it's is the sense in which "Dispositv" is being used in this document: https://www.weko.admin.ch/dam/weko/de/dokumente/2012/02/rpw_2011-4....
Does anyone know if we use a particular term for that in English? I figured, maybe: "opinion".

Most likely, it's "position paper," a common lobbying instrument introduced into the European Parliament. "Opinion" is too weak and could also be mistaken for the findings of a court of law.Google: european parliament "position paper"

2. That has the quality of disposing or inclining: often opposed to effective, and so nearly = preparatory, conducive, contributory: cf. B. 1.

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3. Having the quality or function of directing, controlling, or disposing of something; relating to direction, control, or disposal.
dispositive clause (Sc. Law): the clause of conveyance in a deed, by which the disposition of the property (see disposition n. 4) is expressed.

The term "position paper" was an established EU term when I was still doing some official translations some time ago. It doesn't matter if it sounds good or not-- it was simply the name given a paper going from an institution to the EU outlining the institution's needs, desires and hopes. Of course, things change...

4;Micheal, I actually like "position paper", it's nice and clear!4;sfl, "instrument" makes more sense to me than the other options for Vorrichtung in dict.cc, but I don't have enough information on it to pronounce it correct or not.

Yes, but I was trying to say that if there is an established term, like or dislike is irrelevant to the word choice you have to make.

On the other hand, you had a post in here recently about kann, soll und muss norms. I found three equivalents in a sociology text ("folkways, mores and laws"), but disliked "folkways" so much that I couldn't bring myself to even respond to your query. LOL, so it goes.

4;Windfall: I keyed on your Standpunktpapier, not on the Dispositiv or the French dispositif.

In Swiss law (which may not be your context), Dispositiv is the operative part of a decree, judgement, opinion, decision or declaration. "Pronouncement" sounds lofty, but people will understand what you mean.